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  1. ken_79-fj40

    For Sale  1968 FJ40 FST with TBI in NH

    Selling this for a friend who's moving in a few weeks. Back in 2012 a friend of mine's mother bought this truck. She always had wanted one and she used to see my 79 at her son's place all the time when I stopped by. So she saw this one with a for sale sign in it and chased down the owner and...
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    Should I buy it or sell it?

    So for the last few 18 months or so I've been working on and off on a 68 FJ40 that a friend of mine's mother bought about 4 years ago. My friend took it apart and got it painted, then it sat for a year or so and I started working on it. I just got it done/safe to drive last spring and she drove...
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    Help needed with 68 fuel gauge

    Okay so trying to figure out why the fuel gauge doesn't work on the 68 FJ40. One problem was obvious. The sender wasn't hooked to the gauge. However I wasn't sure if the gauge worked either so I took it out of the cluster and put 12 volts to it for a couple seconds and the internals did move...
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    Replacing early clutch hydraulics?

    Someone here must have run into this before. I'm working on a friend's 68 FJ40. Clutch master was shot, leaking into the cab. Same with the brake master, which I still haven't been able to convince her a single circuit system is a bad idea.... Anyhow so I get replacements and a new slave from...
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    Could this be a factory soft top truck?

    I had never thought about it before leafing through an old SOR catalog last night. But the 68 I've been working on has a drop-down tailgate and odd door hinges on the body side with like a half hinge on the top and a full sleeve for a door pin on the bottom. All the body tags are long gone...
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    Wiper post thread size?

    Anyone know what the size and thread pitch is of the wiper posts on a 68-74? Probably should have ordered them from Spector yesterday when I ordered the ridiculously priced wiper arm nuts nobody else on the planet seems to have but I was in such shock that I didn't. Toyota doesn't have any...
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    68 floor shift tower and seat ID help

    OK so the reverse light switch on the rig I'm working on is a toggle. Stock switch is still on the remnants of the column linkage. I had read that there might be a place on the shift tower for it to go. So I pulled the cover off. I'm not seeing anywhere for a switch. Please tell me if I'm wrong...
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    turn signal indicator for early FJ40

    Working on a 68 for friend's mother. It has what I think is probably a 70-71 vintage instrument cluster in it and there are no indicator lights for turn signals in it. So I was thinking of using one of the original red lights from the dash to use as an indicator. Could I wire both left/right...
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    TBI on an F motor flooded

    Looking for a little help. I'm working on a 68 for a friend. He bought a howell EFI kit and a GM distributor for it. Truck is actually for his mother. She always wanted one... Anyhow I got everything hooked up, plumbed, return line, everything. Up until today I could turn the key, it would turn...
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    2F thermostat housing on an F motor?

    Anyone know if this works? Besides maybe the block drain (which I think is too small) I was thinking this would be an easy way to adapt the GM coolant temp sensor for the TBI conversion. The 2F in my 79 had multiple threaded holes in it and this 68 has zero.
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    HEI distributor swap issue

    OK so I'm working on a 68 FJ40 for a friend of mine's mother. Basically re-assembling it after paint, going over the mechanicals, and doing a TBI swap with an HEI distributor. He picked up a reman distributor that has the flexible shaft at the bottom. I removed the gear from the new distributor...
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    68 FJ40 project questions

    A few years back a good friend of mine's mother purchased a 68 FJ40. He took it apart, got it painted, and it's been sitting for at least a year. So that's where I come in. Mom wants her rig on the road and my friend has zero time. So I get to put it back together and get it on the road. The...
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    Got a new pooch last night

    Last month I had to put down my 14 year old Bulldog/Pitbull mix. Toughest thing I ever had to do and I was on the fence if I wanted to go through dog ownership again. Then on St. Patrick's day I was at my brother in law's house playing with his 2 year old lab. It was game on again after that. I...
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    Should I get another dog?

    Need some Mud advice here. A few weeks ago I had to put down my 14 year old english bulldog/pitbull mix. Hardest decision I've ever made. In the months leading up to this my wife and I had said we wouldn't get another. Now I'm not so sure. My daughter (who's almost six) was absolutely devastated...
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    New master cylinder now no brakes!

    My 79 has had a slow leak out of the rear brake circuit on the master cylinder for 2-3 years. As long as it didn't go dry (would take 2-3 months) the brakes worked perfect. Before the holidays I bought a new master cylinder for it. I bench bled it, installed it, and bled the system with my...
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    Brake fluid leak

    The rear brake reservoir on my 79 has been emptying itself slowly for about 2 years now. I have replaced the line from the master to the proportioning valve twice now and it still appears to be leaking right there. First line I flared myself, second was a generic flared metric line I bent to...
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    For Sale  2005 Tacoma double cab 4x4 $13,500 in NH

    Truck has 142k on it. Indigo blue 4.0/auto TRD off road package. Has power windows, locks, keyless entry, factory alarm, rear locker, tow package, outdoor temp with compass, pretty much every option they offered besides the six disk changer. I bought it from a Toyota dealer about 2 years ago...
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    For Sale  1979 FJ40 with aluminum tub in NH

    I never thought I would do this but the time has come. After owning it a little over 10 years I have decided to sell my FJ40. BODY & FRAME This truck underwent a complete teardown and cosmetic rebuild about 8 years ago. The frame and axles were sandblasted, all rust from the body panels...
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    FYI if you have a 4runner/tacoma/tundra with 5 speed auto trans

    Toyota has a TSB on these for corrosion in the pins and plug/harness on the driver's side of the transmission. If you live where road salt is used it's likely going to be a problem at some point. The female portion of the plug faces up so it can hold water. And it's a total PITA to diagnose and...
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    Rear seat belt for my 5 year old?

    I got my FJ40 out of storage yesterday. I went over there with my daughter and as I got in it I remembered it only had lap belts in the back and she's in a booster seat. So I put the booster in the passenger seat and we drove home. I live in the country and it was all back roads so I figured it...
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